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greasewood

/ˈɡɹiːswʊd/

greasewood noun: spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.

greasewood: spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially...
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Noun

greasewood (countable and uncountable, plural greasewoods)

  1. Spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
    • He worked his way north among the tall cactuses and greasewood, staying just out of sight of the railroad.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 445
    Synonyms:
    Fremontia
  2. Adenostoma fasciculatum (chamise).
  3. Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
  4. Glossopetalon spinescens (spiny greasewood, Nevada greasewood).
  5. Gutierrezia spp. (broomweed, snakeweeds, matchweeds).
  6. Larrea tridentata (creosote bush).

Synonyms of greasewood

Forms of greasewood

pluralgreasewoods

Origin of greasewood

From grease + wood.

Questions about greasewood

What does greasewood mean?
Greasewood means spiny shrubs containing oil, of the genus Sarcobatus, native to the United States, especially Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
What part of speech is greasewood?
Greasewood is a noun.
How do you pronounce greasewood?
Greasewood is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːswʊd/.
What is the plural of greasewood?
The plural of greasewood is greasewoods.

Words near greasewood in the dictionary

  1. greases the skids
  2. greases the wheels
  3. greases up
  4. greasest
  5. greaseth
  6. greasewood
  7. greasewoods
  8. greasewort
  9. greasey
  10. greasey spoon
  11. greasey spoons

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